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sandrosg
Feb 04, 2023Copper Contributor
Dropdown List with "description" and actual "value"
Hi there, I'm facing an issue with a dropdown list/menu. I need to create a simple KM calculation. However the KM(value) need to show its description (characters) in the dropdown menu. Any chanc...
Riny_van_Eekelen
Feb 04, 2023Platinum Contributor
sandrosg Another work-around could be to use TEXTJOIN to create the drop down list as "A to B; 20" etc., as shown in G6:G8,
And then you can use a not too complicated formula (G13) to SUM the values from the selected tracks.
- sandrosgFeb 04, 2023Copper ContributorHi Riny, this comes pretty close to my challenge. Is there any way to display just the numeric values in 1 cell ?I guess then it's getting more complex...anyway thx so far...
- HansVogelaarFeb 04, 2023MVP
Here is an example using a combo box and VBA. You'll have to allow macros.
- sandrosgFeb 04, 2023Copper Contributor
HansVogelaar Dear Hans, thx for the example...however on my Excel for Mac it doesnt work due to the missing Active X support...gonna try that later under W11.. Thx Sandro